Former platoon sergeant of soldier who died from injuries sustained in Gaza reveals what they used to call him

A fellow service member has come forward to remember an Army sergeant who died after being injured in May while working on the American-built pier in Gaza. Sgt. Quandarius Stanley, 23, was critically injured when high winds and heavy seas damaged the pier he was working on. The weather caused four Army vehicles to be…

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This celebrity dropped out of college and went to war before becoming famous

By David Vergun, DOD News Actor Silas “Si” Robertson, who played Uncle Si on TV Arts and Entertainment Network’s series “Duck Dynasty” (2012-2017), also made a career in the Army.  Two weeks after he dropped out of Louisiana Tech in 1968, 20-year-old Robertson was drafted into the Army and after boot camp, deployed to South Vietnam. …

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His sheer muscle mass likely saved three Airmen in Iraq

This article can be viewed free of advertising at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com In the sweltering summer heat, 31 Defenders trekked up the rigorous route for their graduation ruck. Sixty-five-year-old Jiffy Helton-Sarver marches near the front, carrying a guidon commemorating her fallen son, Security Forces Officer 1st Lt. Joseph Helton. Helton-Sarver comes to JBSA-Camp Bullis three times a year…

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